“And all the while, he rubbed my back, assuring me that there was no way that Barclay would get away with any of it.Even though I was upset, it felt good to be in his arms. I hadn’t been sure how he would react to the news that I’d been a stripper. If he was holding me, that was a good sign, wasn’t it?Finally, I stopped crying. He let go of me.I looked up at him.He looked away.Why wasn’t he meeting my eyes? Was that a bad thing? We went back to the picnic blanket, and we both sat down. Neither o...f us said anything. Callum offered me a sandwich.After all that crying, after getting out that long story, I was starving. I took it. I bit into it. It was turkey and curried mayonnaise with lettuce and cucumbers. It was delicious.Callum started to unwrap a sandwich for himself. I chewed, watching him, waiting for him to say something. He wasn’t looking at me.I swallowed my bite of sandwich. I felt anxious, but I tried to sound nonchalant. “Um, whatcha thinking over there?”He peeled the plastic away from the sandwich.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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